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Home » Healthier Recipes » Apple, Apricot and Quinoa Salad

Apple, Apricot and Quinoa Salad

Published: Mar 28, 2016 · Modified: Dec 27, 2017 by Allison · 15 Comments

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Quinoa Salad Recipe – A green salad filled with apples, dried apricots, pistachios, quinoa, and goat cheese dressed in a honey mustard vinaigrette.

A bowl of salad with apples and dried fruit.I’m slowly making my way out of a sugar coma. Between my mom’s birthday cake (happy belated b-day, mama!), Easter candy (I’m looking at you Reese’s eggs), and a few too many glasses of strawberry sangria (recipe coming soon!), I’m recovering from a deliciously sweet weekend. I’m hitting the reset button with this light and flavorful Apple, Apricot and Quinoa Salad.

Bowls of lettuce, apples, apricots, and nuts.

I had a salad similar to this at a local wine bar, and I’ve been recreating it at home ever since.

Quinoa Salad Recipe

  • Apples
  • Dried apricots
  • Quinoa
  • Pistachios
  • Goat cheese.

I LOVE the combination of flavors and textures going on here – creamy goat cheese, chewy dried apricots, crunchy pistachios, fluffy quinoa, and crisp apple. I dress the salad with a sweet and tangy honey mustard vinaigrette. The vinaigrette is made from a handful of ingredients that you probably have sitting in your kitchen right now.

Salad with sliced apple, quinoa, nuts, and cheese.

Let’s put down the Cadbury eggs and make ourselves something with nutritional value. Grab a fork, friends. This salad is calling your name.

Yellow salad dressing being poured on a bowl of greens.

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A bowl of salad with apples and dried fruit.

Apple, Apricot and Quinoa Salad

A green salad filled with apples, dried apricots, pistachios, quinoa, and goat cheese dressed in a honey mustard vinaigrette.
5 from 1 vote
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Course: main, Main dish, side
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 2 - 4
Calories: 406kcal
Author: Allison - Celebrating Sweets

Ingredients

Salad:

  • 5 ounces spring greens, baby kale or spinach
  • 1 apple, chopped or sliced
  • 8 dried apricots, chopped or sliced
  • 3-4 tablespoons pistachios, chopped or left whole
  • ⅓ cup cooked quinoa
  • 2 ounces goat cheese, crumbled

Honey mustard vinaigrette:

  • ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon heaping dijon mustard
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • salt/pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Place all the ingredients for the vinaigrette in a small jar. Tightly seal and shake until combined.
  • Place the greens in a serving bowl. Toss the greens with your desired amount of dressing (you will not use all the dressing). Leftover dressing will keep in the fridge for a few days. Add the apple, dried apricots, pistachios, quinoa, and goat cheese. Toss if desired. Serve immediately.

Nutrition

Calories: 406kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 6mg | Sodium: 56mg | Potassium: 318mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 770IU | Vitamin C: 2.4mg | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 1.4mg

Nutritional Information is an estimate based on third-party calculations and may vary based on products used and serving sizes.

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Comments

  1. Vivian | stayaliveandcooking

    March 29, 2016 at 1:30 am

    Your weekend sounds pretty great… I know exactly how you feel though! All those Easter eggs and Easter cakes and you name it.
    I love salads like this, the apple adds such a nice freshness don’t you think? And what a nice idea to use the pistachios, I would have never thought of that.
    (Oh, and please share your strawberry sangria recipe ASAP! That sounds amazing!)

    Reply
    • Celebrating Sweets

      March 29, 2016 at 10:30 am

      The pistachios add a great twist. Thanks for stopping by!

      Reply
  2. David @ Cooking Chat

    March 29, 2016 at 3:40 am

    what a healthy and hearty salad idea!

    Reply
    • Celebrating Sweets

      March 29, 2016 at 10:29 am

      Thanks, David!

      Reply
  3. Maria

    March 29, 2016 at 4:29 am

    This salad looks awesome and so refreshing! I can’t wait to try it!

    Reply
    • Celebrating Sweets

      March 29, 2016 at 10:29 am

      You’ll love it!

      Reply
  4. Marye

    March 29, 2016 at 4:42 am

    I am loving everything about this salad! It looks absolutely delicious!

    Reply
    • Celebrating Sweets

      March 29, 2016 at 10:28 am

      Thanks, Marye! It is!

      Reply
  5. Melissa Falk

    March 29, 2016 at 7:11 am

    It’s nice to see someone else who enjoys a hearty salad. Kudos, too, for making your own vinaigrette. I do that as well. So simple and much healthier than buying prepared dressing. This is a wonderfully healthy meal.

    Reply
    • Celebrating Sweets

      March 29, 2016 at 10:28 am

      Thanks, Melissa!

      Reply
  6. Patricia @ Grab a Plate

    March 29, 2016 at 4:09 pm

    This looks like a gorgeous & filling salad! Love adding pistachios to salads (or anything!), and love the vinaigrette!

    Reply
  7. Teri

    March 29, 2016 at 4:56 pm

    This salad is delicious and a combination of flavors. This makes a terrific week night meal! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  8. Julie Evink

    April 03, 2016 at 4:51 pm

    I need a reset after each weekend I think! Love this filling salad with so much flavor!

    Reply
    • Celebrating Sweets

      April 03, 2016 at 8:44 pm

      Thanks, Julie!

      Reply
  9. Kristine

    April 24, 2018 at 12:06 pm

    5 stars
    Great flavors!

    Reply

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